Parenting

Simple, connection-based shifts to try next time your teen opens up (whether they do it with words, signs, or sarcasm) and meet them with connection, not correction. You don't have to fix it. You don't have to say the perfect thing. Just don't BLOCK the moment.

You used to be the one your child turned to... now you're unsure of how to respond without setting off an emotional explosion, or getting completely shut out. This is NOT a failure on your part. It's a shift. And it's normal. Here are some ways to help keep the lines of communication open with your teen.

Have you heard that you are enough? You are enough, and your child is enough. Just as they are. Let these words become your truth, your inner voice. Download and print this affirmation so you can read these words every day and help keep you grounded when your child is storming.